Washington QB Demond Williams Jr. to miss game vs. Purdue with rib injury

Junior backup signal caller Elijah Brown will get the start for the Huskies as they look to correct their offenisve woes against the Boilermakers With star quarterback Demond Williams Jr. sidelined with a rib injury, junior Elijah Brown will start for Washington against Purdue on Friday night. It's already been a tough season for the Huskies, but this development won't make it any easier. Washington is still looking for its first win in Big Ten play, and that task just got a little more difficult. Brown, a former four-star recruit out of California, played the first two seasons of his career at Stanford before transferring to Washington in the offseason.

Brown saw a little action at Stanford and started in a couple of games last season, most notably in a win over Cal and a loss to North Carolina. In nine career appearances with the Cardinal, Brown completed 58.3 percent of his passes for 1,103 yards, six touchdowns and five interceptions. Brown has played in mop-up duty a few times in his first season at Washington, resulting in 276 yards, four touchdowns and zero interceptions on 71.4 percent passing. Washington needs Brown to spark the passing game because that's been the only way the offense has moved the ball this season. The Huskies rank 16th in the Big Ten with